Stamps and Letters | Queen Sirikit’s 60th Birthday

Today is August 12, 2023. On this same day in 1932, Queen Sirikit, wife of the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand, was born.

Queen Sirikit (Mom Rajawongse or Mom Rajawong) Kitiyakara is the Queen mother of Thailand, the mother of Vajiralongkorn (Rama X), current king of Thailand, and the queen consort (as wife of King Bhumibol - Rama IX) of Thailand from April 28, 1950 until October 13, 2016.

I’m collecting stamps of King Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit. My interest on them can be traced back to my family’s travel to Bangkok, Thailand in 2016, at the time when the whole country was mourning over the death of their beloved King. We had that opportunity to witness how the Thais manifested such great reverence on their King. Click HERE to read my travel post on that.

In this stamp post, I’m featuring Queen Sirikit’s 60th Birthday Anniversary - 2nd Series (1992).

These are two (2) souvenir sheets featuring photos of Queen Sirikit on different events of her life: her Royal Wedding Ceremony with King Bhumibol (April 28, 1950), Coronation Ceremony of King Bhumibol (May 5, 1950), Royal Anointment by King Bhumibol on her instatement as Queen of Thailand during the King’s Coronation Ceremony (May 5, 1950), her Instatement as Queen of Thailand, visiting wounded soldiers, and visiting her subjects (stamp photos of all events below).

These souvenir sheets are 2 of the 14 from the 60th Birthday of Queen Sirikit commemorative series (consisting of 1st, 2nd and 3rd), all issued on August 12, 1992.

The 1st and 3rd series are NOT in my collection.

The 2nd SERIES consists of PERFORATE and IMPERFORATE issues, both 175 x 160 mm in size and sold at 30 Thai bahts each.

Here they are:

*60th birthday of Queen Sirikit (1)

Perforate

*60th birthday of Queen Sirikit (2)

Imperforate

Both Souvenir Sheets from the 2nd series include the following stamps (48 x 30 mm in size each):

*Wedding ceremony (2 Thai baht)

*Royal Couple Seated at Coronation Ceremony (2 Thai baht)

*Anointment as Queen (2 Thai baht)

*Seated on Chair (2 Thai baht)

*Visiting Hospital Patient (2 Thai baht)

*Talking to Subjects (2 Thai baht)

On the top right corner of each stamp, one can find the Queen’s Royal Cypher in gold. It bears a crown over her initials (letters S (ส) and K (ก)) that stand for Sirikit Kitthiyagon.

In 2012, Queen Sirikit was reported to have suffered a stroke, was subsequently treated and has refrained from public appearances sincethen.

On August 11, 2022, the Royal Thai Embassy hosted a reception for Queen Sirikit’s 90th birthday at the Ritz-Carlton Washington D.C. under the project, “Thailand Promotion and Thai Advocacy in the U. S.” to showcase her great works and achievement in the revival and conservation of Thai textile, music, dance and food tourism.

References:

https://colnect.com/en/stamps/list/country/211-Thailand/series/317624-60th_Birthday_of_Queen_Sirikit/page/2

https://www.thailex.info/THAILEX/THAILEXENG/LEXICON/Queen%20Sirikit%27s%2060th%20Birthday%20Anniversary%20%282nd%20Series%29.htm

https://thaiembdc.org/2022/08/18/queen-mother-bd/

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